Guatemala reports destroying 34,563 cannabis plants in two areas
Anti-narcotics police destroyed 19,420 cannabis plants near Momostenango, Totonicapán, and 15,143 in Ixmucané, Las Cruces, Petén, the Interior Ministry reported after weekend operations. Prosecutors supported the searches and eradication work. The operations applied the existing cultivation prohibition, which carries five to twenty years in prison plus a fine for unauthorised growing.
🇬🇹 Guatemala
Anti-narcotics police destroyed 19,420 cannabis plants near Momostenango, Totonicapán, and 15,143 in Ixmucané, Las Cruces, Petén, the Interior Ministry reported after weekend operations. Prosecutors supported the searches and eradication work. The operations applied the existing cultivation prohibition, which carries five to twenty years in prison plus a fine for unauthorised growing.[1][2]
Sources
- Destrucción de plantas de marihuana supera los Q17.2 millones. Guatemala Interior Ministry. Report published 12 October 2026: weekend operations, Momostenango 19,420 plants and Ixmucané, Las Cruces, 15,143; total 34,563.
- Law against Drug Activity, Decree 48-92 and amendments, judicial compilation. Guatemala Interior Ministry. Articles 2–3, 36–39, 41 and 80; executive approval formula, 24 September 1992; article 3 marked as amended in 1999.